blank out
To become blankTo become blank.
Meaning
5 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)To become blank.
He removed the paper from the heat, and the paper blanked out.
The screen blanked out during the power cut.
To become blank.
(idiomatic, intransitive)To temporarily lose memory.
He blanked out five minutes into the meeting.
I'm blanking out on your name, I'm afraid.
To cause (something) to become blank.
(transitive)To erase (something), leaving a blank in its place.
The teacher blanked out some words from the text, which the students had to fill in.
They had to blank out five obscenities before airing the song.
(transitive)To erase from one's memory.
He blanked out the abuse he had suffered as a child.
(idiomatic, transitive)To get even; to neutralise.
Beckham's second-half goal blanked out Filippi's first-half header to put the score at 1-1.
- cut out, as for political reasons
- be unable to remember
Forms
blanks out, blanking out, blanked out, blanked out| Base form | blank out · to blank out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | blanks out |
| Present participle | blanking out |
| Past simple | blanked out |
| Past participle | blanked out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonyms- be unable to remember:forgetblockdraw a blank
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb